Luo Shukai

Luo Shukai was born in the 20th century. His family members mainly include his father, Luo Dingbang. Luo Shukai’s early business activities began in the early 1970s, when he assisted his father in managing businesses in the textile industry. Records show that in the late 1970s he and his father shifted into real estate, acquiring several industrial buildings in Cheung Sha Wan.

In 1996, Luo Shukai was appointed trustee of the Luo Dingbang Trust Fund, taking on responsibility for managing the family’s assets. This position made him an important figure in the family businesses. Under his leadership, Lo’s International and Lo’s Properties were successively listed on the Hong Kong stock market, marking the family enterprise’s expansion and capital operations.

Regarding the management of the estate: in August 2007, Luo Dingbang’s granddaughter Luo Yingyi sued him, accusing him of breaching his trust duties and demanding the turnover of trust assets and property account records. Subsequently, in July 2008 Luo Shukai filed a writ in the Hong Kong High Court asking the court to interpret the terms of Luo Dingbang’s trust deed and claiming that he was a beneficiary of the estate. In July 2010, the court ruled that Luo Shukai could not take sole possession of about 300 million of the estate and that he only had the status of manager. In January 2011, because of his conduct in the litigation, the court ordered him to pay 85% of the litigation costs to other relatives.

Within the family, Luo Shukai was accused of sowing discord to weaken the position of the family’s fourth brother and of arranging for Zhang Meilin to get close to Luo Dingbang. After Zhang became pregnant, Luo Shukai tried to drive her away. Later, because Luo Yingyi accused him of breaching trust duties, Luo Shukai lost the related lawsuits.

The Lo family is one of the four major families in Hong Kong’s garment industry, ranked alongside families such as Lai Sun/Lam Pak-hin, Man Tai/Tian Yuanhao and Chiu Fung/Fong Chiu-chow. The family has a certain historical standing in business and society, with interests in textiles, real estate and trust asset management.